Metallic railway-tie and fastening.



PATENTED M21129, 1907.

A. MORRISON.

.METALLIG RAILWAY TIE AND FASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED I'EB.12, 1906.

WITNES$ES drawin s, forming part of this speci cation, =-mwh1c .III III of Fig. 2; and Figs. 4 and 5 are detail tie-base through its central portion and reside of the tie. Thoir'form and shape may hoWever,-- be', changed' without departing I ANDREW MORRISON, or PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA- METALLK) RAILWAY-TEE AND FASTENING Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 12, 19b6. Serial No. 300.582.-

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I; ANDREW Moanrson, of Pittsburg, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Metallic Railway-Tie and Fastening, of which the [ol lowing is a full, clear, and exaotdesoription, reference being had to the accom anying ,Figure 1 is a cross-section of a railway track provided with my im roved tie and fastening; Fig. 2 is a top p an view of the same. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the line views of the combine clip and nut-lock which I prefer to employ.

My invention relates to the class ofrnetal lic ties, and is designed to provide a simple. cheap, and efiective structure'which may be formed of rolled metal of a uniform. section A further object is to provide a clip which will allow a slight vertical movement of the rail relative to the tie and also to provide a combined clip and nut-look.

In the drawings I show the tie as consisting of a rolled section of I beam form'having' a Web 2 with narrow top flanges 3 3 and Wider base-flanges 4 4. This I-beam form is rolled of uniform section throu hout andis then out up into tie lengths. The middle portion of each lower flange is then sheared out for a certain distance, which may be varied Within certain limits, thus reducing the area of the ducin the tendenc to rocking oi the tie.

If t e tie has a wide base at the center, it is liable-to become center-bound, 'the support under its center portion acting as a in orum to give an endwise rocking of the tie. The cutting away of the flanges, or at least a part of them, through this portion reduces such tendency. In connection with this cutting, away of the lower flan es through the intermediate portion I pre erabl form stops to reduce the tendency to en Wisemovement by turning down inclined lips 5 5 at each end of thecut-,eway part. As shown in Fig. 3, these lips ta er fromthe outside inwardly toward the'weli and are preferably curved outwardly/ in o posite directions on the same from my invention. These lips being at the intermediate portion of the .tie engage the more solid central}? ballast of the road-bed and are less liable. to lose their effective en:

gagenient with the same than if placed near the ends of the tie,

Patented Jan. 29, 1907;

In order to secure the rails to these ties, I

preferably perforate the lipperflanges and use the bolt 6 in combination with a s ringclip 7. This clip 7 is providedwith a oWn-' wardly and rearwardly inclined lip 8, which presses on the base-flange of the rail 9 and is preferably held between the nut 10 and the collar 11. The clip is; preferablymade of spring-steed and allows a slight upWard-and downward movement of the "rail relative "to the tie. is v If it'is desired to use a nut lock, as I prei'erto do, -I preferablydraw the tem er of the'steel clip in its outer portion an form the bolt-hole at one side,- as shown in Fig. 4,

a curved tongue 7; being slit andbent up at one sideof the clip, so as to rest against one face of the nut afterthe nut has been turned. It will be understood that this to place. tongue is not of spring material; but is rendered-more malleable by the treatment in drawing the'temper of the outer portion of the spring-clip plate.

nut alter'the "nut has been screwe home;

- The clip is preventedfrom turning as a whole by the abutting of its lower edge againstthe square collar or sleeve surrounding the bolt.

The tongue will therefore be turned up to prevent turnin of the I show a wear-plate 3 between the .railbase and the top of the tie, though this may be used or not, as desired.

The advantages of my invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art. The tie being of uniform section except" in the reduced flange portions may be rolled and these flange portions then sheared out.

endwise movement, while 'at' the same time The lips which are formed reduce the tendency to they do not form an absolute stop, and hence the track may be more easil moved into alinement than if there were positive stops extending across the bottom of the tie The spring-clip is of advantage in allowing a slight movement of the rail relative to the tie to l revent raising and lowering the tie inthe iiallast under the Wave action of the rail. The clip also affords a cheap, convenient, and e'ilicient nut-locir'when formed as above described The "squared angular face or collar is of advantage in lifting-the clip to the proper height to rest on the rail-base and also in preventing turning of the cli when performing' its doub e function of a. c p and nut-lock.

I (li' anges may be made in the form and arrange'me'nt of the tie, clip, die, without departing from my invention.

l A metallic railway-tie of uniform I.beamsection having its uplper flanges of full width throughout the lengt being uniform width throughout; substantially as described.

4. A metallic tie of I-beam form having its lower flanges cut awaylthrough their intermediate parts, and ii s turned down from the inner en'ds of the anges at each side of the central web; substantially as described.

5. A metallic tieof l -beam form with the lower flanges reduced in width at the'c entral part, said flan es havin "turnd-dowhflips at each side of t 1e centra web .to' reduce endwise movement; substantially as described- 6. In a metallic:tiedasteriing,a bolt,an(l a clip throughwh'ich the bolt extends, said clipl having a, rearwardly and downwardly inortion. bearing onft ie'outer part of the rail-base;

clined sprih tongue.with its end substantially asdescribed.

7. a metallic tie-fastening, a bolt, a collar surrounding the bolt, and a spring-clip between the "nut and the collar; substantially as described.

8. In a metallic tie-fastenin a spring-clip havmg a bent tongue arranged to coact with a face of the nutlto prevent turning thereof; substantially as described.

9. In a metallic tie-fastening, a spring-clip.

arranged to bear on the rail-base and having a hole therethrough for the bolt, said clip having a tongue of more malleable material arranged to be bent upagainst the face of the nut after the nut is turned to position; substantially as describe 10. A metallic tie of Ibeam form, having its lower flanges cut away through theirintermediate parts, and lips turned down from the flanges at their inner ends, said lips bein tapered from the outside inwardly towar the web and outwardly curved; substantially as described. I y

- 11'."A' metallic tie of I-beam form,' the lower flanges thereof being of reduced width throughout the intermediate portion of the beam; and separate downwardly-turned lips at the junction of the narrower and wider portionsof said flanges upon opposite sides of the central web of the beam; substantially as described.

lnt'estimony whereof have hereunto set my e ANDREW MORRISON.

' Witnesses l i H. M. Conwrn,

JOHN MILLER. 

